WEBVTT WE WANT TO GO TO ANOTHER ONE OFOUR REPORTERS, ZACH RAEL.WHAT YOU SEE?>> WE'RE DRIVING THE PERIMETEROF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.FIRST RESPONDERS AT THE AREABLOCKED OFF.IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE SOMEELECTRICAL CREWS CHECKING OUTTHE DAMAGE HERE.A GOOD PART OF THE TOWN IN THEAREA WITHOUT POWER RIGHT NOW.THEY ARE ASSESSING THE DAMAGE.FIRST RESPONDERS TO HAVE ALL OFTHE ENTRANCES TO THENEIGHBORHOODS THAT WERE HIT"RIGHT NOW.THEY'RE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE OUTOF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AS THEYSEARCH FOR VICTIMS.WE'RE ALSO TOLD THAT OUR LINESARE DOWN.IT IS A VERY DANGEROUSSITUATION, AND WE DO HAVE SOMEDAMAGE, A BARN THAT WAS LEVELED.WE HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HERELOOKING AT THE DAMAGE.A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HERE TO THESIDE, MAYBE THEY ARE TALKING TOTHE OWNERS OF WHATEVER THIS BARNHERE.BUT YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE TOTHIS BAN, COMPLETELY LEVELEDFROM THE STORMS.IT IS STILL A VERY DANGEROUSSITUATION HERE, AT FIRSTRESPONDERS STILL ASSESSING THEDAMAGE AND LOOKING FOR VICTIMS.WE WILL GET MORE INFORMATION ANDGET BACK TO YOU GUYS.PAUL: ZACH RAEL THERE ON THESCENE IN ELK CITY.WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE PICTURESFROM SKY FIVE, AND YOUR HEARTREALLY GOES OUT, AND YOU SEEFOLKS THAT ARE JUST WALKINGTHROUGH, STUNNED AND DAYS.TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A LITTLEBIT ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO, ANDTRYING TO SALVAGE SOME OF THEIRVALUABLES, BECAUSE IT IS AT RISKTO MORE WEATHER COMING IN.JESSICA: WE KNOW FROM CRUISE THEINITIAL ASSESSMENT, 50 TO 75HOMES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED.ABOUT 40 OF THOSE DESTROYED.MANY OF THOSE IN THE COUNTRYCLUB AREA.MULTIPLE INJURIES, ABOUT 20PEOPLE INJURED, AND THE WORSTNEWS OUT OF ALL THIS, ONE PERSONHAS DIED.PAUL: WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS,WE'RE STILL WAITING TO GET MOREINFORMATION ON THAT PERSON,TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLYWHAT HAPPENED.WE KNOW THE STREET AREAS,HIGHWAY 34 AT 152, STILL WAITINGTO CONFIRM A NAME.WHEN YOU SEE THIS DAMAGE, SOMEOF THIS IS BUSINESS, BUT A LOTOF IT, HOME DAMAGE.JESSICA: SKY 5 FLY OVER THIS,AND THIS IS JUST UNCUT VIDEORIGHT NOW, SHOWING YOU EXACTLYWHAT THEY WERE SEEING AS THEYFLEW OVER THIS DAMAGE AFTER THISTORNADO CAME THROUGH, AND IT ISJUST HOMES AND STRUCTURES RIPPEDTO PIECES FROM THOSE TERRIBLYSTRONG WINDS.WE KNOW OVER 100 MILES PER HOURFROM OUR METEOROLOGISTS, JUSTFROM FIRST GLANCE.THEY SAY IT COULD BE A EF2 THATIT, COULD BE AN EF3.CREWS ARE GOING TO BE OUT THERETOMORROW REALLY ASSESSING THEDAMAGE TO ALL OF THESESTRUCTURES AND GET A BETTERIDEA.HE WILL BE ABLE TO RATE THISTORNADO.IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG NIGHTAHEAD, BECAUSE CREWS ARE GOINGDOOR TO DOOR, SEARCHING EVERYHOME.THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYSINGLE PERSON IS IN FACTACCOUNTED FOR, THAT NO ONE ELSEIS TRAPPED, BECAUSE THAT IS THESITUATION THEY HAD TO DEAL WITH.THEY HAVE HAD TO RESCUE SOMEFOLKS WILL BEEN TRAPPED IN THEDEBRIS.PAUL: HERE WE ARE GETTING INTOSOME OF THE MORE RESIDENTIALAREAS, I-5 SHOWING US THE VIDEO.THE VEHICLES LEFT, THE HOUSE ISPRETTY MUCH GONE RIGHT THERE.THE TREES AROUND IT ARE GONE,AND THAT IS WHAT THEY HAVE TODO.GET OUT THERE AND LISTEN.MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS ACCOUNTEDFOR, AND NO ONE ELSE IS HURT ORTRAPPED.WE ARE IN ONE REPORT OF A LADYTHAT WAS TRAPPED UNDER HER HOUSETHAT HAD FALLEN ON TOP OF HER.THAT IS JUST SO FRIGHTENING, BUTAPPARENTLY, SHE WAS OK ONCE THEYGOT DROUGHT, AND THAT IS THEGOOD NEWS AT THIS.WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DAMAGE, ANDYOU CAN SEE HOW THIS WENT FROMHOUSE TO HOUSE, AND JUST MOSTTEARING ROOFS OFF, IT SEEMSLIKE.A LOT OF THEM HAVE WALLS THATARE STILL STANDING, BUT ALL OFTHEM, GETTING SOME SORT OFDAMAGE, AND LOTS OF SIGNIFICANTDAMAGE.YOU KNOW THERE IS A TOTAL LOSSESRIGHT THERE.JESSICA: THE MAYOR HAS DECLAREDA STATE OF EMERGENCY, SAID THEYHAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FOLKSON THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL.A SITUATION LIKE THIS, ITBECOMES ALL HANDS ON DECK, ANDTHEY GET AS MUCH HELP AS THEYPOSSIBLY CAN.WE KNOW THERE WERE IN EXCESS OF100, 151ST RESPONDERS ON THESCENE WORKING TO HELP OUT RIGHTNOW.THE OKLAHOMA BAPTIST DISASTERRELIEF HAD THEIR TEAMS THERE.THEY ARE GOING TO BE HELPING TO

1 person dead after tornado in Oklahoma, fire officials say

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Updated: 11:56 PM EDT May 16, 2017

ELK CITY, Okla. —

One person died and multiple others were injured after a tornado in Elk City, Oklahoma, officials said.

Danny Ringer, with the Elk City Fire Department, said the person died near Highway 34 and Highway 152.

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Forty homes have been completely destroyed and between 50 and 75 homes were heavily damaged, said Danny Ringer, with the Elk City Fire Department. Multiple people were trapped in homes after a tornado touched down south of Elk City.

Elk City officials told KOCO 5 in Oklahoma City that multiple homes and condos are damaged. Crews also responded to a gas leak around the golf course. They are asking people to stay away from the area.

First Baptist Church of Elk City is opening a shelter for people affected by Tuesday's storms. The shelter will provide food and a comfort station.

"Our rapid response assessors are in Elk City and nearby storm-affected areas, and we are going to continue to follow the storms, said Sam Porter, director of Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief. "We are ready to assist our neighbors in need in the name of Jesus."

Police officials have said that their phone lines are down, and anyone who needs to contact police, the fire department or an ambulance should call 911.

Elk City Schools officials have announced that schools will be closed for students Wednesday because of the weather. All staff need to report to their locations by 9 a.m.